The inventor of perforated toilet paper Seth Wheeler illustrated his new and futuristic creation with the paper going up and over the roll. Our New York Patent Attorneys offer Patent Searching, Patent Preparation, Filing, and also Prosecution professional services for small-scale businesses.A quirky little piece of the Empire State's history, the first toilet paper patent was given out to a New York business man back in 1891. 7K votes, 245 comments. 19M subscribers in the Damnthatsinteresting community. It turns out that the original idea for perforated toilet paper was patented in 1871 as patent number US117355A. Toilet Paper Patent Art prints are inspirational art from history's innovators. May include: A framed black and white patent drawing of a toilet paper roll. There's some pretty strange stuff coming up. Wheeler was associated with the A.P.W. Paper Company of Albany, New York.